Climate averages 1991–2020
Weather in Iraq in March
In March, average daytime highs across the 59 cities listed in Iraq range from 13.7°C in Soran to 26.8°C in Al Madīnah. Monthly rainfall ranges from 11 mm in As Samawah to 169 mm in Soran.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
City by city
March in Iraq
| City | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baghdad | 24.6°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 22 | 3.6 |
| Al Mawşil al Jadīdah | 18.9°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 62 | 8.6 |
| Erbil | 17.7°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 93 | 10.0 |
| Basrah | 26.7°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 24 | 3.2 |
| Karbala | 24.3°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 13 | 2.5 |
| Sadr City | 24.5°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 27 | 3.9 |
| Kirkuk | 19.4°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 77 | 9.1 |
| Abū Ghurayb | 24.4°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 19 | 3.3 |
| Sulaymaniyah | 15.5°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 121 | 11.7 |
| Nasiriyah | 26.7°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 15 | 2.4 |
| Najaf | 25.1°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 11 | 2.2 |
| Al Hillah | 25.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 15 | 2.7 |
| Abū al-Kahṣīb | 26.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 25 | 3.5 |
| Al Maḩmūdīyah | 24.8°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 17 | 2.9 |
| Dihok | 16.1°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 87 | 10.0 |
| Al ‘Amārah | 25.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 27 | 3.6 |
| Al Diwaniyah | 26.0°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 13 | 2.6 |
| Al-Kut | 25.3°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 24 | 3.6 |
| Al Madīnah | 26.8°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 21 | 3.0 |
| Kelar | 20.7°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 78 | 8.1 |
| Ramadi | 23.4°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 17 | 3.0 |
| Al Fallūjah | 23.9°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 15 | 2.8 |
| Ash Shaţrah | 26.5°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 17 | 2.7 |
| Khānaqīn | 21.4°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 66 | 7.3 |
| Bayjī | 22.0°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 35 | 5.5 |
| Ash Sharqāt | 20.7°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 38 | 6.1 |
| Sāmarrā’ | 23.1°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 28 | 4.5 |
| Al Miqdādīyah | 23.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 43 | 5.5 |
| As Samawah | 26.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 11 | 2.2 |
| Baqubah | 23.8°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 30 | 4.2 |
| Sumayl | 16.3°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 82 | 10.1 |
| Simele | 16.3°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 82 | 10.1 |
| Xebat | 18.3°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 83 | 9.6 |
| Khasnahzān | 16.3°C4.3°C | 4.3°C | 121 | 12.3 |
| Qeładizê | 15.4°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 157 | 13.8 |
| Al Hindīyah | 25.0°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 14 | 2.7 |
| Al Qurnah | 26.8°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 23 | 3.1 |
| Baḥarkah | 17.3°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 93 | 10.0 |
| Sīnah | 15.6°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 87 | 10.0 |
| Az Zubayr | 26.6°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 24 | 3.2 |
| Ţūz Khūrmātū | 20.9°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 60 | 7.1 |
| Rānyah | 15.4°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 147 | 13.0 |
| Qal‘at Sukkar | 26.1°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 18 | 3.1 |
| An Nu‘mānīyah | 25.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 22 | 3.3 |
| Kufa | 25.5°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 12 | 2.3 |
| Abu Gharaq | 25.0°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 14 | 2.7 |
| Umm Qaşr | 26.3°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 20 | 3.1 |
| 'Ākra | 15.2°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 143 | 12.4 |
| Al Fāw | 22.9°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 20 | 3.3 |
| Al-Musayab | 24.9°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 15 | 2.9 |
| Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah | 24.8°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 17 | 2.9 |
| Zaxo | 16.1°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 115 | 12.3 |
| Al-Qāsim | 25.7°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 14 | 2.6 |
| Soran | 13.7°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 169 | 13.9 |
| Hajiawa | 15.7°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 154 | 13.4 |
| Al Ḩayy | 25.8°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 23 | 3.6 |
| Aş Şuwayrah | 25.2°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 21 | 3.2 |
| Al Qā’im | 21.6°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 18 | 3.6 |
| Khāliş | 23.9°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 30 | 4.2 |
A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.